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News update as of March 28, 2019
Italy/Parliament definitely adopts both the pension reforms and citizens’ income policy. On Wednesday 27 March 2019, upon its final reading, Italy’s Senate approved the decree law that institutes...
28 March 2019
Germany: HDI looks to artificial intelligence when recruiting and training its senior executives
For about a year, HDI Service AG, part of Germany’s third largest insurance group, Talanx, has been using voice recognition software which can define forty-two different facets of someone’s...
27 March 2019
Employees’ major expectations that are shaping the future of recruiting and HR, according to LinkedIn
In its recently published annual Global Talent Trends report for 2019, LinkedIn analyses the four major trends driving change in the employment relationship (new employee expectations and new...
27 March 2019
News update as of March 26, 2019
On the menu: in Germany, SPD backing a minimum salary Europe-wide, no collective bargaining for outsourced workers in the UK, provisional agreement on draft directive on cross-border company...
26 March 2019
Portugal: obligatory paternity leave to increase from 15 to 20 days
By 2020, paternity leave in Portugal will be increased by five days to reach 20 working days, which should be taken within the first six weeks following the birth of a child. This period may be...
25 March 2019
Spain: plan launched to bring back those who emigrated during the crisis
On 22 March, the Spanish government presented an array of 50 measures to simplify the process of returning to the country, for those who have emigrated abroad. The measures seek, amongst other...
25 March 2019
Mexico: State of Coahuila signs ‘Pact for social dialogue and decent work’ with social partners
On 6 March, an agreement on social dialogue was reached by the governor of the Mexican state of Coahuila, the mayors of the 36 largest cities in the state, heads of companies and trade union...
25 March 2019
Bosch continues to deploy its ‘Learning Company’ concept
In line with the rest of the industrial world, Germany’s largest auto-parts manufacturer, Bosch (400,000 employees), is having to deal with enormous challenges that must be met, or else risk the...
21 March 2019
EU: key points from the draft Directive on transparent and predictible working conditions (infographic)
This future directive will help to enhance the information to be passed on to employees in the early stages of an employment relationship (as regards place or places of work, the right to...
21 March 2019
News update as of March 20, 2019
EU/Agreement on new regulations for social security system coordination as regards unemployment compensation and posted workers. On 19 March 2019, a provisional agreement was concluded between the...
20 March 2019
Solvay: agreement to maintain the UK within the scope of group’s EWC
The management at the Belgian chemicals group and members of its European Works Council have decided that “considering the importance of social dialogue in the company, the continuity should...
19 March 2019
Great Britain: go-ahead given to new collective defined contribution pension scheme
Legislation will of course be needed in order for the new collective defined contribution pension scheme to become effective, but on 18 March 2019 the UK Government officially announced in its...
19 March 2019
Germany: 3.7% pay rise and ‘options model’ for a wage supplement in the steel sector
Social partners in Germany’s steel industry announced a new collective agreement for the 72,000 workers in the areas of North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony and Bremen, where the majority of the...
18 March 2019
United Kingdom: app allows employees to get paid when they want
Launched in January 2018, the Wagestream application allows employees to receive a percentage of their earned wages when they want, before their routine pay date. The creators of the application...
18 March 2019
News update as of March 15, 2019
Novartis to gradually introduce 14-weeks of parental leave for its global workforce. In a statement published on its website on 14 March (here), the Swiss pharmaceuticals group announced that all...
15 March 2019
Germany: “Today we need the best level of protection possible, a little less in terms of overall rules, and agreements that provide employees with more autonomy over decision making,” Jörg Hofmann, President of IG Metall
In an interview with Planet Labor, Jörg Hofmann, President of IG Metall (and of the international federation, IndustriALL Global Union) explained how the union is addressing employment problems...
14 March 2019
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France: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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2026 TRENDS – CSR: A strategic asset for European companies?
mind HR is looking ahead at the trends set to shape 2026. Sustainability policy remains in flux after a year of CSR rollbacks across Europe. Companies are calling for greater predictability and...
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026